Outdoor or indoor barbecue oven



June 6, 19.44. 1 E WALKER l 2,350,948

' I OUTDOOR OR INDOOR BARBECUE OVEN I Filed. Oct. 1o. 1941 2 sheets-sheet 1 V f I lf/f f,

z www Jame EIA/iler June 6, \1944. J, EQWALKER l OUTDOOR OR INDOOR BARBEOUE OVEN Filed Oc't. 10, 1941 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 @www y Patented June 6, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT O FFICE o A 2,350,948 OUTDOOR lon INDOOR BARBECUE OVEN James vWalker, Pensacola, Fla.` Application October 1o, 1941,'s`eria1 N0.Y414,527

` 1 claim. (c1. 12s-'25) The present invention relates-to improvements in outdoor or indoor barbecue ovens.

The invention comprises an outdoor or indoor oven for barbecuing various mea-ts and the like by either passing the .hot gases lc slirectly-o-ver and in contact with the 4meats orf-causing the gases to travel around the oven compartment so that the heat from the gases mair be directed under a -hot plate and at the-same time maintain a high temperature in the oven compartment.` l

The primary purpose of the invention is to provide a devicevof the above mentioned `character which may be employed .for .-barbecuing meat in `such a manner as to `preventthe juices from the meat from being lost, thereby Areducing excessive meat shrinkage and to prevent the .juices from falling on the re and creating excessive flame.

A further object of the invention isto .provide an outdoor -or indoor barbecuefoven whichmay easily and quickly be converted into a hot plate cooking stove so that food may be cooked in .addition to the barbecue meat to complete a meal such as soup, coffee and other essentials to a well prepared meal.

A Astill further object of the invention .is to provide a barbecue oven of the above-.mentioned character in which a screen is provided inthe oven to 'screen the incoming-hot gases from the fire-box and prevent cinders and the like from.

videfan outdoor barbecue Oven that can be con-V structed along side of building, with the roof of the building projecting out over top of the oven, giving easy access to the top for general cooking, with the oven door opening directly into the building so that the meat can be basted or otherwise attended without leaving the building.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during the course of the following description of the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the barbecue oven, showing the position of the damper ltaken on line 3--3 ofFigure'Z, 'looking inthe dicontrol crank and illustrating the location .of the re door;

. Figure 2 is a vertical cross-sectional. .View taken On line 2`2 of Figure .'1,'looking in the direction of the arrows, illustrating ,in detail the location ofthe oven compartment'and showing the manner in which the control dampermay be arranged for directing hot gases through the oven chamber and beneath the hot plate;

lFigure 3 is a vertical cross-sectional `view rection of the arrows, illustrating the manner in which the operator may rgain access to the oven chamber and furtherslciowing the heatcompartment under the hot vplate stove top;

` Figure 4 is a horizontal lcross-sectional View taken On line 4-4 of Figure 2, 'looking in the direction of the arrows, illustrating the removable screen in one end of the oven chamber and showing `in detail 'the construction of the gas passageways; and j Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary detail vview ofthe control damper for directing hot gases either through the oven or beneath the hot plate or both. v y

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustrating the invention and wherein like reference characters will be employed to designate ylike parts throughout the same, the reference character 5 `will generally be designated to vrepresent a foundation base formed of concrete or the like having a foundation 'B superposed thereabove. The foundation is embedded in the Y jearth or ground upon which the barbecue 4oven is supported. The foundation 6 provides a rectangular structure the Aspace within which is liilledwith refractory brick 1 to provide a oor for the barbecue oven or a hearth for support- 'ing a rebed thereabove, 40.

The barbecue oven comprises affront wall '9 Yformed of brick or the like which extends upwardly andis decreased in width to provide one wall of :a smokestack or nue I0. A rear wall II is mounted in opposed lrelati'on'to the front-wall 9 and said front and rear walls are connected by side walls I2 and I3 also formed of brick or nrepoor material.

The front and end walls are lined with refractory brick I4 and I5 and the side walls I2 and I3 are similarly lined with refractory brick I6 and I'I respectively.

A metal door frame I8 is mounted in the floor portion of the front wall 9 and is provided with a pair of hinged closures or re doors I9 hinged thereto as at 20. Suitable handles 2l are pronecting the side walls I6 and Il and terminating at each end short of the front wall lining i4 and rear wall refractory lining l5. Above the parclearly shown in Figure 1. Refractory lining 48 is provided in the stack and a damper 49 is pivotally mounted in the flue and is attached to a rod 50 which extends through the flue and is provide with a hand crank 5I at one end thereof.

Mounted in the rear end of the oven chamber 3l is a removable screen 52 held in place by clamping brackets 53 engaging the flanged edge 54 of the screen frame 55. The screen 52 bridges the opening entering the oven chamber through the passageway 32 so that foreign matter, such as cinders and the like, will engage the screen and fall downwardly through the opening 32 into tition 24, there is provided a stationary or a re-V movable hot plate cooking top formed of metal..

connected by cross wires 62 for supporting variand resting upon the top edges of the side walls" and rear wall l2, I3 and Il and the rear edgel of the hot plate 25 is supported by channel iron 26 extending'across the side walls l2 and I3.'

f The underside of the partitions23 and 24 are protectedfby metal sheathing21 and `2'8 respectively secured in place by anchor'bolts 29 or other anchoring means. Depending from the' horizon,- tal partition 24 and connecting Vthe sidewalls 'I6 and I1 is a vertical partition 30 whichuhasjits lower end terminating between'thev rear end loi the partition 23 and rthe rear wall'v I5 so'that heat fromV the urire bed 8 may pass upwardly through' the oyen chamber 3| vby way of'v aV passage 32 or may pass upwardly'throughjthe passageway 33'to heat the space' between the; partition 24 and the top plate 25'. e

The nose of the downwardly dependingppartition .is provided with a channelirong34'to which is hingedladamper'35fas at 36, so'that the damper l35 maybe swung'toV the dotted'line position illustrated in Figure 2 whereby; they heat from the gases will travel upwardly through the passageway ,33 and heat therhot p1ate.25. The damper 35 maybe swung to its reversev extreme position 'entirely closingpassageway 33 s'o that all the hot gases Vwill travel through the oven chamber 3|. damper 35 andis provided with a hand 'crank 39 Ashaft 38 ls connected tothe for the purpose of turning the damper'from a position outside of the barbecuefoven. Means may be provided forV holding the-crank'39 in one of Vits three positions. f

Access may be had to the ovenicompartment 3| through anlopening having'a' door frame 40 mounted inthe side walls I3 and I1 and hinged tothe rramef40 isa palrof solid doors 4| 'or doors having transparent panels 42, if desired, so Y that vision` into .the oven 4compartment may be had, while thermeat ofthe like is being barba oued.` Handles 43 are providedon'the doors 4| for controlling ,thesama U The' flue' lo is .provided with a; ar' was' 4s which is supportedon aV seriesfofbase ybricks 46 restingon the channel iron 26 and the flue Il) `Ahearth forming Athe floor ofthe oven,-' a metal Ltopwallforfthe oven, ailue located at-the' front end of the oven, la horizontal'partitionlmounted aboveV the hearth and terminating `ata point adextends -upwardlywfrom stppedsidewalls' 41 as v the ash pit or hearth 1.

A`.--'Mounted above the partition 23 is a series of ous meat to be barbecued, as at 63.

During the barbecuing of meats or the like the fat and greastherefrpmwill `fall into thfe-tray and will' be, prevented yfrom n'dingitsway-to Vtheiire'chamber YBbythe.partition 23." Y The nose of the forward 'end of the partition 24 is vslightlyIl aevelled',asat 65, to conduct heat and gases to the flue l Il) through a 'throat por.

tion vformed at thebase thereof.

The screen`52v may vbe removed by means of a handle 51 through the'doorway 40 for the pur'W pose of cleaning'or replacing.

It is tobe understoodthat the'forrn of thefin.-

vention herewith shown vand described is to be taken as the preferred embodiment ofithe same,

35 j and that various changes in the shape, size, 'and arrangement of parts may beresorted to without departing Afrom, the spirit and .scope of the invention as claimed.

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barbecue oven comprising iront, rear Aand side walls *having refractory A brickyliningg a jacent the rear wall of the oven,asecond horizontal partition 'located beneath the top wall of the'oven'and terminating at points adjacent the front and rearl walls lof Vthe oven, 'a depending partitioncarried bythe rearv edgefof' thev upper partition and; terminating at its lower end a Ashort vdistance rearwardly of the rear end of 'the lower partition to form an oven chamber anda hot gas inlet, the upper partition being so arranged .within theoven asto provide a hot-'gas vpassage between the upper partition and metal top wall of the oven, a' screen located at th'e `hot gasinlet for ypreventing cindersffrom pass- 'ingthrough the oven chamber and adamper 1 plate carried-'bythe lower edge'of the depending partition for controlling the passage of hot gases through the inlet and overthe upper partition adiacenti the metal top wall. Y I

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